Space still available for AT&T golf outing
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – It could be one of the largest turnouts ever for the tournament, but there is still space available for the annual AT&T Boys and Girls Club Golf Tournament. The event is set for...
View ArticleUSD 308 Staff of the year announced
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — With the school year winding down, three Hutchinson Public Schools staff members have received district honors. Jamie Brown, district payroll/benefits coordinator, has been named...
View ArticleHutchinson ranked among the ‘Best Towns in Kansas’
Low home values and low cost rent are among the factors that placed Hutchinson in the top 10 of the best places to live in Kansas. Hutchinson placed ahead of Salina, Newton, McPherson and others. Pratt...
View ArticleCase management hearing held for terminated police officer
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A case management hearing was held Thursday in Reno County District court for two former Hutchinson Police Officers who were fired for withholding evidence during an internal...
View ArticleWeather delays county road projects
HUTCHINSON, Kan. –Reno County Public Works says that the weather is creating some problems in getting two road projects started. Public Works says that due to weather, the start date for the surfacing...
View ArticleRec Commission sees positive start to season at Fun Valley
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – It was late last summer that the Hutchinson Rec Commission and the city banded together and turned over operations of the Fun Valley Complex and Hobart Detter field to the Rec. Since...
View ArticleEmergency Medical Services Week observed at Hutchinson Regional
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The local hospital, Hutchinson Regional Medical Center and Reno County Emergency Medical Services joined similar organizations nationwide during May in observance of EMS Week....
View ArticleDaily Bookings
Man accused in drug case from 2013 appears in court to hear charges HUTCHINSON, Kan. — It doesn’t happen often, but occasionally a person will be brought before a judge to hear charges read in a case...
View ArticleTwo suspects in aggravated kidnapping, robbery and burglary cases formally...
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Two of the three adults suspected of being involved with the kidnapping, robbery and burglaries in the city have been formally charged. 19-year-old Jordan Leffel ( top left)...
View ArticleSims bound over for trial
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The preliminary hearing for a 32-year-old man charged with aggravated battery for Sims allegedly stabbing a 30-year-old man after the two got into an argument resumed Thursday...
View ArticleHutch Fire recruits around town today
HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Today, the Hutchinson Fire Department will have seven recruits moving around town doing everyday scenarios in preparation of their graduation next Friday, May 29th. Most of these...
View ArticleDrought Monitor: Small portion of Kan. remains in severe drought
click to enlarge Substantial rain in May — following a wetter-than normal second half of 2014 — has greatly reduced the drought severity in Kansas. The U.S. Drought Monitor now lists much of northwest...
View ArticleHonoring heroes
Many gathered for the ceremonious groundbreaking for Phase 1 of the Memorial. SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Local heroes gathered in South Hutchinson Thursday night to break ground for the new Reno County...
View ArticleTeen wounded during Sedgwick County home invasion
WICHITA, Kan. – Sedgwick County authorities are working a shooting case from Thursday night. They report that around 10:30 p.m. a 17-year-old male resident in the 11100 block of West 95th Street South...
View ArticleArea and state unemployment numbers released
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Labor on Friday released the latest unemployment numbers. Those numbers show the unemployment rate in Hutchinson dropped some in April compared to the...
View ArticleLocal woman arrested for allegedly threatening officer with stun gun
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A local woman failed to get her bond reduced when she’s alleged to have battered one person, threatened another and possibly threatened a Hutchinson Police Officer with a stun gun....
View ArticleMan convicted in sexual exploitation case sentenced to 2 years, 8 months
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 36-year-old Hutchinson man convicted for downloading hundreds of child pornography videos and who waived the preliminary hearing and entered a “no contest” plea was sentenced...
View ArticleLocal convenience store owner arrested on drug charges
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Officers of the Hutchinson Police Department conducted search warrants at 601 North Main, 215 E 2nd and 200 East. Ave A. These warrants were in regards to an investigation conducted...
View ArticleHutchinson teen arrested for child sex crimes
MANHATTAN-On Friday, the Riley County Police Department arrested Quinn Michael Estabrook, age 19, of Hutchinson for three counts of aggravated criminal sodomy of a child under 14 and one charge of...
View Article2 dead in 3 vehicle Pratt Co. crash
PRATT – Two people were killed in an accident just after 11 a.m. on Saturday in Pratt County. The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2013 International semi was eastbound on U.S.54 twelve miles west of...
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